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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 07/12/1976PCDC RES : 6 introduced by Commissioner •Harberson, seconded. by Cot- 4 #1 mission.er Hilligoss and adopted by four affirmative votes and three abstentions. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING Proceedings:of -the entire ; mee't -including the - public `. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN hearing were recorded by a certified shorthand reporter 1J FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL and-are a part- of the- :official records of the ° City �( REPORT C IMPACT lerk •of the Petaluma City Council and the Recording Secretary of the Petaluma Community Development Commission. Prior to.the testimony to., - be given at the Public Hearing, the Court Reporter asked all m6mbers-of`the`staff of the,.Community Development Commission,.,the City d of Petaluma,: and•of the "Consultants involved in the preparation of any part of the Rede Plan or'the Environmental Impact Report., as well as citizens who desired to'gVe testimony in favor -of or oppo.sed..to any..portion•of the proceeding to stand and'be sworn. General - Counsel Matthew Hudson,recited the eight findings to be made by the Commission and'the City Council, as contained in Section 33367 of the Health and Safety Code, after all testimony for against the:Redevelopment Plan and the Environmental- Impact Report.was: heard. Project•Manager., Ms. Janie Warman, presented Exhibits "A" through "L" to the Court Reporter,.who, in turn; gave them t.o the" Recording.,Secretary to be made a part of the of ficial.`records: , MINUTES OF MEETING OF PETALUMA: COMMUNITY -. DEVELOPMENT '.COMMISSION :. PETAL ;CITY.' COUNCIL .:•. : PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA ry, JULY 12 , 1976: ADJOURNED MEETING 'The adjourned.•meeting of the Petaluma Community. De- .. velopment Commission, and :the'Petaluma City .Council was called to order 'by Helen Putnam; acting as.Chairman of . the '` "Commission and Mayor -of the-Cty of :Petaluma at the hour of 7:30 p.m.. PURPOSE OF MEETING To conduct a• joint public hearing to consider and-act upon the Redevelopment.Plan'for. the Petaluma Central Business District Redevelopment Project and the Final " ` Environmental Impact Report on the Redevelopment -Plan. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor led the -audience - and: , members of the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL Present: Councilmen Brunner; Cavanagh', Harberson, -.. Hi•lligoss,.Mattei, Perry and Mayor Putnam: - Absent: None. .. . ' ROLL CALL OF Present: `Commissioners Cavanagh, Harberson COMMIISSION " Hilligoss, Mattei,.Perry and Chairman•Putnam... F Absent:. None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES . fThe. minutes of .the,. Petaluma .Community Development Com= mission of Jur..e -:7 1976; 'were approved after .the Clerk had been, advised:of a clerical error to be corrected. I�'j APPROVE AMENDMENT' - 'PCDC Resolution No. 15. amending .by -laws to change._reg -. b TO CONL"IISSION B Y ular meeting day of the Community Development"Commis- LAWS, PCDC RES. : #15 slop from .`the first to the second Monday of each•month was introduced by Commissioner Mattei, seconded by h Commissioner -Harberson and adopted by 7 affirmatiye.votes. AMEND & REVISE'••RULES •`' PCDC Resolution No... 16 amending and revising rules :for FOR OWNER - PARTICIPANTS owners desiring to participate in redevelopment was PCDC RES : 6 introduced by Commissioner •Harberson, seconded. by Cot- 4 #1 mission.er Hilligoss and adopted by four affirmative votes and three abstentions. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING Proceedings:of -the entire ; mee't -including the - public `. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN hearing were recorded by a certified shorthand reporter 1J FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL and-are a part- of the- :official records of the ° City �( REPORT C IMPACT lerk •of the Petaluma City Council and the Recording Secretary of the Petaluma Community Development Commission. Prior to.the testimony to., - be given at the Public Hearing, the Court Reporter asked all m6mbers-of`the`staff of the,.Community Development Commission,.,the City d of Petaluma,: and•of the "Consultants involved in the preparation of any part of the Rede Plan or'the Environmental Impact Report., as well as citizens who desired to'gVe testimony in favor -of or oppo.sed..to any..portion•of the proceeding to stand and'be sworn. General - Counsel Matthew Hudson,recited the eight findings to be made by the Commission and'the City Council, as contained in Section 33367 of the Health and Safety Code, after all testimony for against the:Redevelopment Plan and the Environmental- Impact Report.was: heard. Project•Manager., Ms. Janie Warman, presented Exhibits "A" through "L" to the Court Reporter,.who, in turn; gave them t.o the" Recording.,Secretary to be made a part of the of ficial.`records: , B"I 7. X 7 July.i2, 1976. Persons giving testimony who had' been - irivolved in;'�the •preparation of the Re- development Plan and the Environment. Ms. are as follows: Ms. Janie Warman, Project Manager - David A. Breninger, Assistant City Manager, City of Petaluma Ronald F. Hall, Planning Director, City of Petaluma -Rudy M. Lonac,_Chief'Bulding Inspector, City of Petaluma David A. Young, City- Engineer, City of.Petaluma John L. Scharer, Finance Director, City of Petaluma Dennis DeWitt, Lieutenant (Acting Police Chief) City of Petaluma Joseph F.' Ellwood, Fire Chief, City of`Petaluma Clyde B. Thomas, Fire Marshal City of Petaluma Frank-Fargo, Consultant, Wainwright &- Ramsey.:; Larry�Kennings, Consultant, EDAW, Inc. '• Allison.Mass'a,;EDAW, Inc: Frank B. -Gray, Community Development & Services Coordinator, City of Petaluma Testimony in favor of the project The following persons.spoke in favor of the Redevelopment Plan: Dick Leb, Chairman Project Area Committee Firm: -Lieb.& Quaresma,.l Bbdega Avenue, Petaluma Jim Williams, - The Village, Shop and The Apple.Box 122,424. Street, Petaluma Joan Paddor, Association of American University Women, ._ member, Project Area Committee, 507 Larch Drive, Petaluma Robert. T, Stimson, Insurance Broker (also member.of the Petaluma.School District Board of Trustees), 221 Petaluma Blvd. So., Petaluma -John Torrens, Resident in Project Area, 10 Keller Street Skip Sommer,. Developer, The Great.Petaluma.Mill, member of the Project Area Committee Walter Kieckhefer, 472 Ignacio Blvd.., Novato, CA 94947 C1ark.Thompson; Modern Eve..Shop,.133 Kentucky.Street., Petaluma. Jeff :Harrman, -Building 'Restorat ion, 15 ,Fourth St., Petaluma. Henry Meyer,. The.Bicycle'Factory, 143 Kentucky Street, Petaluma Dean Merrick, Excavating, ,106 Washington St., Petaluma. Frederick K. .Schram, General Manager and Vice- President,.Petaluma Area Chamber_.of Commerce, 10 Petaluma Blvd. No., Petaluma Wallace Lourdeaux, Building Restoration, 15 Fourth St., Petaluma Carolyn Geiger," Secondary.School Educator .(member of Project Committee), 1641'Weaverly Drive, Petaluma Joseph Nail; Keig` Shoe Store, 115 Petaluma Blvd. No., Petaluma Kenneth Brown, Weller- Hopkins Furniture Co., Western & Keller Streets, Petaluma Toby�Ross, 111 Hill Boulevard,. Petaluma . Fred V. Mattei, Mattei Bros., 140 Kentucky Street, Petaluma * Jim McCormick,.1018*Santa._Clara Lane, Petaluma. Originally spoke in opposition, but later changed his testimony to favor the project. July 12,-1976 Testimony in opposition to .the project Ernest <E. ':Curtis', Rentals & semi- `r.et -ired - 1277 El Road Petaluma Y . a .. - *Jim`MeCormlck; 1018 Santa!Clara Lane! „'' "' Petaluma .. Philip, 'L. Joer er Fair Avenue, Petaluma ,700 John J.. , Ki.n&' Real Estate and Insurance, 155. Kentucky Street, .Petaluma :.` Harold.:W Wojcechowsk, 831 Madison Street, Petaluma. ' George_ Lackey; Singer'Sewing Machine Dealer_, 113 Petaluma' Blvd.• No., Petaluma., Robert McLaughlin, McLaughlin.-s Jewelers, 119 Kentucky Street:, Petaluma All persons giving testimony were .requ ired to state whether 'or . riot. they had been duly ,, Uorn and ;if' not..were given the oath by .the Court; Reporter before giving. testimony ,,. Wr .testimon y • Petition signed b y 2 8 m er c hants in downtown area and one' from • businessman.. in the area fa the- Plan; and' two letters. written, by the same person op;pos ng.the Redevelopment Plan are.contained A n Exhibits "K" and' After hear ail the testimony - for and ,against the, Redevelopment Plan, Chair- man Putnam'permitted' the following persons to make rebuttals:e •.. Skip Sommer,, The Greats Petaluma Mill Jim Williams, "The Village Sloop '& The Apple Box, Jim McCormick,• 1019 Santa- Clara. Lane. (It was at -this time Mr. McCormick indicated ,he :would withdraw 'his opposition .and favor the proj`ect..)'. Philip Joerger, 700-�Fair Avenue,, Petaluma . 1 The public hearing was then':decfared closed,. CERTIFY COMPLETION PCDC Resolution. No. 17 of the Petaluma Community F T . pment. Commission- certifying .the completion of 7a ON FINAL EIR Develo . . �b PCDC RES. #17 Final,Environmental Report- the Petaluma - Central Business District' Redevelopment Proj,'ect was, introduced by Commissioner Harberson., seconded: Eby Com- mssoner Hllgoss and adopted by four affirmative votes and three abstentionaa CITY COUNCIL'S Special Counsel Joseph Coomes' advised the State Taw . - : q ... CONSIDERATION OF ; re uired before.. to act. on,. the Plan,, the TESTIMONY ..` City Gounc'l shall pass upon written, and oral objec- REDEVELOPMENT PLAN '” tions.' The recommended procedure, if it is the intent , act upon the Plan, would be to overrule written and. ., oral - . objections to the Redevelopment Plan.'.J ts A motion was made by Councilman Harberson,,.seconded by Councilman Hlligoss to overrule the written objections to.the. Redevelopment Plan. Mo:tiori. . carried. unanimously ' APPROVE' & ADOPT ' °" „ • - Ordinance.. No. 1221 N,. C-S., appr-oving and adopting' the REDEVELOPMENT. PLAN ' ' . :.. :Redevelopment Plan f or the Petaluma Central Business FOR PETALUMA Ub - Redevelopment Project was introduced by Council- ORD. 11221 N;. C: S ° ° = man , Harberson seconded by Councilman Hill goss and ordered published by four affirmative votes 'and three absentons.' -